Brookwood

Population: 2,489
Median household income: $79,297
Median home value: $181,900

Brookwood is a community in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, home to 2,489 residents. At $79,297, its median household income sits above Tuscaloosa County's $63,947.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brookwood's population grew 16.4% from 2,139 to 2,489, while its median home value rose 34.2% from $135,500 to $181,900.

Owners occupy 90.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 33.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,489
Median age: 33.4 yrs
Median household income: $79,297
Median home value: $181,900
Median gross rent: $1,140
Housing units: 1,064
Homeownership rate: 90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1392,489

Median household income

$64,226$79,297

Median home value

$135,500$181,900

Median gross rent

$1,080$1,140

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,139	$64,226	$135,500	$1,080
2020	2,127	$64,115	$137,900	$1,078
2021	2,406	$64,479	$146,500	$1,008
2022	2,420	$75,125	$172,500	$1,172
2023	2,489	$79,297	$181,900	$1,140

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 3422.4%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 744.8%

75 and over3.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	113	4.5%
5 to 17	380	15.3%
18 to 24	265	10.6%
25 to 34	557	22.4%
35 to 44	319	12.8%
45 to 54	329	13.2%
55 to 64	322	12.9%
65 to 74	120	4.8%
75 and over	84	3.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,145	86.2%
Black or African American	66	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	56	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	222	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate29.0%

Some college or associate's35.9%

Bachelor's degree21.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	180	10.4%
High school graduate	502	29.0%
Some college or associate's	621	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	368	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	60	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone90.2%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,225	90.2%
Carpooled	93	6.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	40	2.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	234	17.8%
15 to 29 min	514	39.0%
30 to 44 min	351	26.6%
45 to 59 min	105	8.0%
60+ min	114	8.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 7.0% (174 of 2,487)

	Count	Share
Family households	736	76.1%
Nonfamily households	231	23.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	967	90.9%
Vacant	97	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	871	90.1%
Renter-occupied	96	9.9%

1-unit, detached83.0%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other15.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	883	83.0%
1-unit, attached	15	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	166	15.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0109808
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 8.37 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 33.2398, -87.3315